Whose Dog? TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text The old man stood a moment, shaken. His pulpy brain worked dimly toward the conception of the pain that was consuming him. "Whose dog--" that man had asked--and he hadn't meant to help it--"whose dog!" They could do it--tie up a dog to drown in sight of people--like that--cruel. He saw the policeman coming toward him again. In a sudden frenzy he clutched his tattered garments about him and began to run, to run toward the end of the pier.<br><br>The boys raced after him. "What yer gonter do?" they shouted. "What yer gonter do?"<br><br>The old man turned and looked at them a moment with twitching features. "I'm gonter die," he said.<br><br>"Come on, you fellers--come on--the drunk's gonter dive--come on--he's cryin'!" COMMENTS: Visual Text Moving story about an old man without anything left to live for. But it's a single moment, rather than a stroyline. It could make for a wonderful, slightly poetic, slightly funny, but ultimately profound and sad short musical. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: WhoseDog.pdf
